{"id":265367,"date":"2026-02-03T10:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/265367\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:34:09","slug":"bts-announce-live-comeback-concert-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/265367\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS Announce Live Comeback Concert on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like BTS<\/a>\u2019s huge comeback won\u2019t begin at the start of their world tour<\/a> this spring, but rather next month at home in the comfort of everybody\u2019s living room; the K-pop juggernauts have announced<\/a> a special live concert that will stream exclusively on Netflix, dubbed BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang. What\u2019s more, they also inked a deal to release a new documentary on the streaming giant, too.<\/p>\n

BTS will perform their concert on March 21\u2014one day after they release their new album, Arirang<\/a>\u2014at the Gwanghwamun in Seoul, South Korea. The livestream begins at 7 a.m. Eastern, marking the first-ever live event to be broadcast globally from Korea, notes Deadline<\/a>. It will be directed by Hamish Hamilton, and lists Hybe, Bighit Music, Guy Carrington, Garrett English, and Kevin Hermanson as executive producers.<\/p>\n

Next comes BTS: The Return, their comeback documentary, which hits Netflix on March 27. Directed by Bao Nguyen, the film follows BTS as they plot their reunion set after their extended hiatus. The group paused activity to complete South Korea\u2019s mandatory military service<\/a>, with Big Hit confirming<\/a> at the end of 2021 that BTS were taking an \u201cofficial extended period of rest.\u201d The K-pop group went on to drop their first anthology album, Proof<\/a>, that following June, while each member pursued their own solo projects afterwards, including J-Hope\u2019s 2022 album Jack in the Box, RM\u2019s 2022 full-length Indigo, and Jimin\u2019s 2023 LP Face.<\/p>\n

Arirang is the first full-length album by BTS in six years. It\u2019s due out March 20 via Big Hit Entertainment. The LP will be their fifth studio album overall and follows 2020\u2019s Be<\/a>. Once that\u2019s out, BTS embark on their massive stadium tour, which spans 79 shows across five continents and kicks off this April in Goyang, South Korea, before continuing into 2027.<\/p>\n

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